The fact that gardeners are obsessed by the weather is hardly surprising. It governs just about everything we do – especially at this time of year when frosts can be lethal. The fact is that it matter

I like unusual words and there are a couple that seem appropriate for this time of year. March, we know, is a fickle beast, where the weather can flicker from T-shirt to thermals in the course of a da

Though January 1 marks the start of our calendar year, spring feels like the time when things really get going, as forests awaken, flowers bloom, migrating birds (swallows, swifts, warblers…) return f

V isions of the parched ground of last ...

As the days stretch out, so does our sense of possibility – brighter mornings, longer evenings and more time to focus on ourselves

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth